WA encouraged lower income people to buy electric vehicles, results were mixed
Washington state is taking quick action to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of it, last year the state spent $45 million dollars to help lower income people buy or lease electric vehicles.
To do this, they lowered the barrier for getting a rebate – all you needed to do was self-report your income or say you were enrolled in an assistance program, and the dealer would discount thousands of dollars from the price.
But a new investigation from Cascade PBS has found that some of the money didn’t go towards the people it was intended for.
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